Historical on-time performance
Washington to Manchester NH
407 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–MHT arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,259 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9070 minCancel7.1%Flights1,259
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → MHT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 189 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,306 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,075 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 70 min · 957 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 349 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 521 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 530 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 535 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 535 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 528 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 533 flights
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